tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post4154282864037711969..comments2023-10-30T06:38:39.170-07:00Comments on Snow Branches: On Formerly Hating Crows (and Other Murderers)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-79619644798960939842016-07-30T10:56:34.303-07:002016-07-30T10:56:34.303-07:00Hi Herb. Thanks for stopping by. I was in hibernat...Hi Herb. Thanks for stopping by. I was in hibernation for quite a while. Yes weather and how animals deal with each other are beyond our control. I get angry at some things that seem beyond my control, e.g. cruelty to animals, but maybe that's an energizer to do what little I can. Gassho back.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-2620828323489886202016-07-30T10:56:18.827-07:002016-07-30T10:56:18.827-07:00Hi Herb. Thanks for stopping by. I was in hibernat...Hi Herb. Thanks for stopping by. I was in hibernation for quite a while. Yes weather and how animals deal with each other are beyond our control. I get angry at some things that seem beyond my control, e.g. cruelty to animals, but maybe that's an energizer to do what little I can. Gassho back.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-31903390024538270212016-07-28T04:44:59.614-07:002016-07-28T04:44:59.614-07:00A few years ago I was talking about one of my pr...A few years ago I was talking about one of my problems to a monk from the sangha and he asked me if I got angry at the weather. So of course I don't get angry at the weather. Equally to get angry or blameful to conditions beyond our control.<br />Nice to see you back at the blog<br />in gasshoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-25560585305108260362015-06-27T14:37:51.969-07:002015-06-27T14:37:51.969-07:00Thanks Carole. We (I) sure do fritter away a lot o...Thanks Carole. We (I) sure do fritter away a lot of time running away from / chasing shadows.David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803595820939776322.post-38638232175944261402015-06-27T13:48:05.359-07:002015-06-27T13:48:05.359-07:00I love this poetic line: "Although it feels t...I love this poetic line: "Although it feels true, it makes as much sense as forgiving the wind for blowing down a tree." How we take the world so personally, when so much of it has nothing to do with us. And it causes us so much suffering. ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.com